Luke 21:12

Jesus Foretells Wars And Persecution

¹¹ "and there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents from heaven. ¹²  "But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name. ¹³ "It shall turn out for a testimony to you.

For My Name

For My Sake

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Acts 8:3

But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.

Matthew 10:16-25

"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.

Matthew 22:6

"while the rest seized his slaves and maltreated and murdered them.

Matthew 23:34-36

"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;

Matthew 24:9-10

Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

Mark 13:9-13

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.

Luke 11:49-51

"For this reason also said the Wisdom of God. 'I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and some they will persecute;

John 15:20

"Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not better than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you. If they have obeyed my word, they will obey yours also.

John 16:2-3

"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service.

Acts 4:3-7

They arrested them, and put them in prison till the next day, for it was already evening.

Acts 5:17-19

This aroused bitter indignation among the high priest and his followers who were of the sect of the Sadducees,

Acts 5:40

They gave in to him; and called the apostles in, and after flogging them, released them, with instructions not to speak about the name of Jesus.

Acts 6:12-15

The elders and the scribes rushed upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin.

Acts 7:57-60

With a loud outcry they stopped their ears, and rushed upon Stephen in a body,

Acts 9:4

He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

Acts 12:1-4

Now, at about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to ill-treat certain members of the church;

Acts 16:22-26

The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged,

Acts 21:30-31

The whole city was thrown into uproar. The mob surged together, seized Paul, and began to drag him outside the temple. Whereupon the doors were at once shut.

Acts 22:30

The next day, as he wished to learn the real reason why the Jews accused Paul, he unbound him, and commanded the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and brought Paul down, and placed him before them.

Acts 24:1-9

Five days later, Ananias the high priest came down to Caesarea with some of the elders, and with an orator, named Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul.

Acts 25:1-2

Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Acts 25:11-12

"If I am a criminal and have done anything for which I ought to die, I do not object to die. But if none of their charges is true, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."

Acts 25:22-25

"I should like to hear the man, myself," said Agrippa to Festus. Festus answered, "You shall hear him tomorrow."

Acts 26:2-11

"I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day, in regard to all the accusations brought against me by the Jews;

1 Peter 2:13

Submit yourselves, for the Lord's sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

1 Peter 4:12-14

Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you.

Revelation 2:10

Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.